I have but one complaint. (Weapons)

[apostateCourier]

Why, oh why, does the Burst Laser 1 have a longer cooldown, require more power, yet does exactly the same thing as Dual Lasers which are described as being kinda pitiful?

[Tysonclyde]

Because. That is how the devs wanted it. You can mod it and change it if you want.

[apostateCourier]

I was looking for an answer that was a little more substantial than "because." It seems really odd, that's all.

[Tysonclyde]

Well maybe it's because the burst laser 1 shoots more shots than the dual one and misses a hell of alot more.

[apostateCourier]

It doesn't fire more shots, they both fire twice for one damage, and accuracy isn't decided by weapon type. It's fixed at 100%-Evade.

[Zelnick]

Maybe, that Dual lasers are an uncommen weapon; i think, i've seen them only once in a shop, but i'm not sure.

[apostateCourier]

Maybe, that Dual lasers are an uncommen weapon; i think, i've seen them only once in a shop, but i'm not sure.

That'd be just fine- I just wish the description matched. I don't like that they're mentioned as being essentially bargain-basement stuff for people who can barely afford ship weaponry. Especially because they're so good for their power requirements.

Well, not *quite* fine. Every other weapon in the game does something different than every other weapon. Not so much here.

[apostateCourier]

Still looking for some insight into this.

[Alblaka]

Why, oh why, does the Burst Laser 1 have a longer cooldown, require more power, yet does exactly the same thing as Dual Lasers which are described as being kinda pitiful?

As well, why does the "missile designated to cause hull breaches" more damage then the Hermes "powerful missile" whilst requiring less power and loading time?


These two weapons are examplary reasons for me to have rebalanced all weapon stats for my own mod.

[froz]

Well, it looks like a mistake to me. Probably something slipped during balancing tests and changes. Burst laser Mk1 is one of the worst weapon in the game, opposite to burst Mk2. It would be ok if they would just exchange the names between burst Mk1 and dual lasers (and make the better one less common then the other one).